1979 Grand Prix d'Automne explained

1979 Grand Prix d'Automne
Date:	30 September 1979
Stages:	1
Distance:	228^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	5h 38' 27"
First:	Joop Zoetemelk
First Nat:	NED
Second:	Giuseppe Saronni
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Jan Raas
Third Nat:	NED
Previous:	1978
Next:	1980

The 1979 Grand Prix d'Automne was the 73rd edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 30 September 1979. The race started in Blois and finished in Chaville. The race was won by Joop Zoetemelk.

General classification

Final general classification^[2] ^[3] ^[4] Rank Rider Time 1 2 + 40" 3 + 40" 4 + 40" 5 + 40" 6 + 40" 7 + 40" 8 + 40" 9 + 40" 10 + 40"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paris-Tours (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 3 March 2018.
2. Web site: 73ème Paris-Tours 1979. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040126134012/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_paris_tours/tours1979.php. 26 January 2004.
3. Web site: 1979 Paris - Tours. First Cycling. 3 March 2018.
4. Web site: Paris - Tours. WVCycling. 3 March 2018.